diff --git a/board/common/cleanups.sh b/board/common/cleanups.sh
index 4e0ebfe97f..051799f109 100755
--- a/board/common/cleanups.sh
+++ b/board/common/cleanups.sh
@@ -172,6 +172,10 @@ rm -f $TARGET/usr/sbin/ctdb*
 rm -f $TARGET/usr/sbin/winbindd
 rm -f $TARGET/usr/share/perl5
 
+# useless mongodb binaries
+rm -f $TARGET/usr/bin/mongos
+rm -f $TARGET/usr/bin/mongoperf
+
 # unused python folders
 rm -rf $TARGET/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/samba/
 rm -rf $TARGET/usr/lib/python2.7/ensurepip/
diff --git a/board/common/overlay/etc/init.d/S50date b/board/common/overlay/etc/init.d/S50date
index ab547004dd..be42d6e9e3 100755
--- a/board/common/overlay/etc/init.d/S50date
+++ b/board/common/overlay/etc/init.d/S50date
@@ -38,22 +38,10 @@ date_interval="900"
 
 source $conf
 
-kill_after_timeout() {
-    sleep $date_timeout
-    ps aux | grep httplib | grep -v  grep | tr -s ' ' | cut -d ' ' -f 2 | xargs -r kill
-}
-
 set_current_date_http() {
-    kill_after_timeout &
-
-    timestamp=$(python -c "import calendar, httplib, email.utils; conn = httplib.HTTPConnection('$date_host'); conn.request('HEAD', '/'); \
-            print calendar.timegm(email.utils.parsedate(conn.getresponse().getheader('date')))")
-    
-    if [ -n "$timestamp" ]; then
-        date +%s -s @$timestamp > /dev/null
-    else
-        return 1
-    fi
+    date_str=$(curl -v -s -m $date_timeout -X GET http://$date_host 2>&1 | grep Date | sed -e 's/< Date: //')
+    date -D "%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S" -s "$date_str" > /dev/null
+    return $?
 }
 
 set_current_date_ntp() {
diff --git a/board/common/overlay/sbin/fwupdate b/board/common/overlay/sbin/fwupdate
index 66c8df6170..f9bcd4e7de 100755
--- a/board/common/overlay/sbin/fwupdate
+++ b/board/common/overlay/sbin/fwupdate
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ function exit_usage() {
     echo ""
     echo "Statuses:"
     echo "       idle"
-    echo "       downloading <version>: <percent>%"
+    echo "       downloading <version>"
     echo "       downloaded <version>"
     echo "       extracting <version>"
     echo "       extracted <version>"
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ FW_DIR=/data/.fwupdate
 FW_FILE=firmware.img.gz
 FW_FILE_EXTR=firmware.img
 
-WGET_LOG_FILE=wget.log
-WGET_PID_FILE=wget.pid
+CURL_LOG_FILE=curl.log
+CURL_PID_FILE=curl.pid
 
 GUNZIP_LOG_FILE=gunzip.log
 GUNZIP_PID_FILE=gunzip.pid
@@ -130,28 +130,26 @@ function do_download() {
     mkdir -p $FW_DIR
     echo $version > $FW_DIR/$VER_FILE
 
-    wget --no-check-certificate -O $FW_DIR/$FW_FILE --quiet --show-progress --progress=dot "$url" &> $FW_DIR/$WGET_LOG_FILE &
+    curl_opts="-S -f -L"
+    if [ -n "$os_firmware_username" ]; then
+        curl_opts+=" --user $os_firmware_username:$os_firmware_password"
+    fi
+
+    curl $curl_opts -o $FW_DIR/$FW_FILE "$url" &> $FW_DIR/$CURL_LOG_FILE &
     pid=$!
-    echo $pid > $FW_DIR/$WGET_PID_FILE
+    echo $pid > $FW_DIR/$CURL_PID_FILE
     wait $pid
 }
 
 function download_status() {
-    if [ -f $FW_DIR/$WGET_PID_FILE ]; then
-        pid=$(cat $FW_DIR/$WGET_PID_FILE)
+    if [ -f $FW_DIR/$CURL_PID_FILE ]; then
+        pid=$(cat $FW_DIR/$CURL_PID_FILE)
         if kill -0 $pid &>/dev/null; then
-            progress=$(tail -n2 $FW_DIR/$WGET_LOG_FILE | grep -oe '[[:digit:]]*%')
-            if [ -z "$progress" ]; then
-                progress="0%"
-            fi
-            
-            progress=($progress)
-            
-            echo ${progress[0]}
+            echo "running"
             return
         fi
     fi
-    
+
     if [ -f $FW_DIR/$FW_FILE ]; then
         echo "done"
     fi
@@ -326,11 +324,11 @@ function show_status() {
     fi
     
     status=$(download_status)
-    if [ "$status" == "done" ]; then
-        echo "downloaded $(new_version)"
+    if [ "$status" == "running" ]; then
+        echo "downloading $(new_version)"
         return
     elif [ -n "$status" ]; then
-        echo "downloading $(new_version): $status"
+        echo "downloaded $(new_version)"
         return
     fi
 
diff --git a/configs/bananapi_defconfig b/configs/bananapi_defconfig
index 414d714c27..1f72d3bdf6 100644
--- a/configs/bananapi_defconfig
+++ b/configs/bananapi_defconfig
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ BR2_PACKAGE_PPPD=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_PROFTPD=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_RSYNC=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_SAMBA4=y
-BR2_PACKAGE_WGET=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_WIRELESS_TOOLS=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_WPA_SUPPLICANT=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_WPA_SUPPLICANT_EAP=y
diff --git a/configs/odroidc1_defconfig b/configs/odroidc1_defconfig
index 7175d670c4..82bcae8a82 100644
--- a/configs/odroidc1_defconfig
+++ b/configs/odroidc1_defconfig
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ BR2_PACKAGE_PPPD=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_PROFTPD=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_RSYNC=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_SAMBA4=y
-BR2_PACKAGE_WGET=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_WIRELESS_TOOLS=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_WPA_SUPPLICANT=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_WPA_SUPPLICANT_EAP=y
diff --git a/configs/odroidc2_defconfig b/configs/odroidc2_defconfig
index 4ebee41d36..345f0292df 100644
--- a/configs/odroidc2_defconfig
+++ b/configs/odroidc2_defconfig
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ BR2_DL_DIR="$(TOPDIR)/.download"
 BR2_CCACHE=y
 BR2_CCACHE_DIR="$(TOPDIR)/.buildroot-ccache-odroidc2"
 BR2_OPTIMIZE_2=y
-BR2_TOOLCHAIN_BUILDROOT_CXX=y
+BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL=y
 BR2_TARGET_OPTIMIZATION="-pipe"
 BR2_ROOTFS_SKELETON_CUSTOM=y
 BR2_ROOTFS_SKELETON_CUSTOM_PATH="board/common/skeleton"
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ BR2_PACKAGE_FFMPEG_SWSCALE=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_MOTION=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_JQ=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_CIFS_UTILS=y
-BR2_PACKAGE_E2FSPROGS=y
 # BR2_PACKAGE_E2FSPROGS_BADBLOCKS is not set
 # BR2_PACKAGE_E2FSPROGS_CHATTR is not set
 # BR2_PACKAGE_E2FSPROGS_DUMPE2FS is not set
@@ -40,6 +39,7 @@ BR2_PACKAGE_E2FSPROGS=y
 # BR2_PACKAGE_E2FSPROGS_MKLOSTFOUND is not set
 # BR2_PACKAGE_E2FSPROGS_TUNE2FS is not set
 # BR2_PACKAGE_E2FSPROGS_UUIDGEN is not set
+BR2_PACKAGE_NTFS_3G=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_B43_FIRMWARE=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_FIRMWARE=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_FIRMWARE_ATHEROS_7010=y
@@ -84,10 +84,14 @@ BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSH=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_PPPD=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_PROFTPD=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_RSYNC=y
+BR2_PACKAGE_SAMBA4=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_WIRELESS_TOOLS=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_WPA_SUPPLICANT=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_WPA_SUPPLICANT_EAP=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_WPA_SUPPLICANT_CLI=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_BASH=y
+BR2_PACKAGE_LOGROTATE=y
+BR2_PACKAGE_TAR=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_UTIL_LINUX_BINARIES=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_UTIL_LINUX_PARTX=y
+BR2_PACKAGE_NANO=y
diff --git a/configs/odroidxu4_defconfig b/configs/odroidxu4_defconfig
index b85b9543ac..d99c7ca9d3 100644
--- a/configs/odroidxu4_defconfig
+++ b/configs/odroidxu4_defconfig
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ BR2_PACKAGE_PPPD=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_PROFTPD=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_RSYNC=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_SAMBA4=y
-BR2_PACKAGE_WGET=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_WIRELESS_TOOLS=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_WPA_SUPPLICANT=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_WPA_SUPPLICANT_EAP=y
diff --git a/configs/raspberrypi2_defconfig b/configs/raspberrypi2_defconfig
index cda827cecc..4c876eb972 100644
--- a/configs/raspberrypi2_defconfig
+++ b/configs/raspberrypi2_defconfig
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ BR2_PACKAGE_PPPD=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_PROFTPD=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_RSYNC=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_SAMBA4=y
-BR2_PACKAGE_WGET=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_WIRELESS_TOOLS=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_WPA_SUPPLICANT=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_WPA_SUPPLICANT_EAP=y
diff --git a/configs/raspberrypi3_defconfig b/configs/raspberrypi3_defconfig
index 9331c814a0..91f3f40fb4 100644
--- a/configs/raspberrypi3_defconfig
+++ b/configs/raspberrypi3_defconfig
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ BR2_PACKAGE_PPPD=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_PROFTPD=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_RSYNC=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_SAMBA4=y
-BR2_PACKAGE_WGET=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_WIRELESS_TOOLS=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_WPA_SUPPLICANT=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_WPA_SUPPLICANT_EAP=y
diff --git a/configs/raspberrypi_defconfig b/configs/raspberrypi_defconfig
index 563c64e4f0..f6f4ab5b61 100644
--- a/configs/raspberrypi_defconfig
+++ b/configs/raspberrypi_defconfig
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ BR2_PACKAGE_PPPD=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_PROFTPD=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_RSYNC=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_SAMBA4=y
-BR2_PACKAGE_WGET=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_WIRELESS_TOOLS=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_WPA_SUPPLICANT=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_WPA_SUPPLICANT_EAP=y